Trilok (Jainism)
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The early Jain contemplated the nature of the earth and universe and developed a detailed hypothesis on the various aspects of astronomy and cosmology. According to the Jain texts, the universe is divided into 3 parts:[1][2][3][4]
- Urdhva Loka – the realms of the gods or heavens
- – the realms of the humans, animals and plants
- Adho Loka – the realms of the hellish beings or the infernal regions
References[]
Citation[]
- ^ Grimes 1996, p. 177.
- ^ Titze & Bruhn 1998, p. 238.
- ^ Wiley 2009, p. 131.
- ^ Raval 2016, p. 81.
Source[]
- Grimes, John A. (1996), A Concise Dictionary of Indian Philosophy: Sanskrit Terms Defined in English, SUNY Press, ISBN 9780791430675, retrieved 10 September 2017
- Titze, Kurt; Bruhn, Klaus (1998), Jainism: A Pictorial Guide to the Religion of Non-violence, Motilal Banarsidass Publication, ISBN 9788120815346, retrieved 10 September 2017
- Wiley, Kristi L. (2009), The A to Z of Jainism, Scarecrow Press, ISBN 9780810868212, retrieved 10 September 2017
- Raval, Mukundchandra G. (2016), Meru: The Center of our Earth, Notion Press, ISBN 9781945400100, retrieved 10 September 2017
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